Accessible tv tuners from the cli?

[Bob Ross]

Just spent a few moments on an example of a start:

A quick google brought up the the e4000 tuner chip here:

http://www.elonics.com/products/rf_tuners.do?id=1

from elonics that they claim can feed DAB+ into the Realtek RTL2832U chip; which
demodulates the signal and squirts it over the USB bus.

Now take a look here for the semi-current Linux kernel viewpoint for this
specific Realtek USB endpoint:

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/RealTek_RTL2832U

Notice that the following appears on that page:

"At present drivers of various quality can be found on the net although none
have been known to work consistently. For the Zazz ezcap DVB-T FM DAB and Twintech UT30 the following driver works:"

You can find a high level overview of the Realtek chip here:

http://www.realtek.com/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=35&Level=4&Conn=3&ProdID=257

Wondering if there's a reference board available somewhere and if there's
relevant low level chip specifications that can be found.

This is where shit like this all this begins.

peace,
bob